Where does “pachinko” come from?
pachinko (English) comes from Japanese パチンコ, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
pachinko (English): A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to...
Definitions
- A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to...
Ancestry of “pachinko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | パチンコ | a form of vertical pinball used for gambling,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 子 | a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 4 | Japanese | nezumi | — |
Words derived from “pachinko”